[Genera Question] Difference between two options for custom CSS?

  • saucer78

    (@saucer78)


    12 years ago

    Maybe I’m having trouble wording this correctly to turn up a good search hit, but I’m very new to coding and am confused by the two separate windows for applying custom CSS to a theme.

    Within all themes I can recall, there’s a “Custom CSS” field under WordPress>Appearance>Theme Settings. But there’s also a larger field for entering code labeled “CSS Stylesheet Editor” under WordPress>Appearance>Edit CSS.

    I’ve had some luck with custom snippets in each one after some trail-and-error, but am unsure which one to use when, and why. Also, can I use either of these fields without worrying about a child theme?

    Thanks!

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years ago

    Within all themes I can recall, there’s a “Custom CSS” field under WordPress>Appearance>Theme Settings.

    Actually that functionality is only available with some themes. In others, you need to install a custom CSS plugin.

    But there’s also a larger field for entering code labeled “CSS Stylesheet Editor” under WordPress>Appearance>Edit CSS.

    Generally, speaking, you should not use this unless you working on your own custom theme. In most other cases, you need to use a child theme or a custom CSS plugin for your changes.

    Thread Starter saucer78

    (@saucer78)

    12 years ago

    So if I do go the child theme route, I can directly adjust the CSS within WordPress>Appearance>Editor, where most (all?) of the site’s code is kept and not even worry about the dashboard?

    Thanks for the help!

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